Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2198558)

Why are the deaths of women and children treated as an afterthought here? And why, with those deaths, is the word "successful" used to describe this?
(Emphasis is mine)

News Alert: Civilians reported dead after US conducts counterterrorism raid in Syria


US Special Forces conducted a "successful" counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday evening, the Pentagon said, but offered few other details.

Sources on the ground reported multiple fatalities. At least 13 people were killed in clashes that took place during and after the raid -- including six children and four women -- according to the Syrian civil defense group, the White Helmets. There were no US casualties, according to the Pentagon.

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2198531)

Wow I can't believe anyone cares about that news story

Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2198511)

don't know if this is really demonstrated by one stupid thing said by Whoopi (that led to an immediate apology)

it is typical for Americans to group together unlike people out of ignorance, but I don't think this tracks onto what is actually a correct understanding of race, that is, that it's about exclusion and not much else